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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mark Edward"<xx@yy>
Reply-To: me513720@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:12:56 -0700
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION: OVER-INVOICE AMOUNT

URGENT ATTENTION: OVER-INVOICE AMOUNT

I have before me US$25.5M as unclaimed Funds at the closing of last year 2019, when stock was taken, that I am soliciting for your help as a trusted and reliable foreign partner who can receive this funds into your bank account as beneficiary upon transferred. This fund was gotten from an over-invoiced contract sum of US$150Millions awarded by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for supply an,d reconstructions of broken Oil Pipes and the cleaning Oil Spillage over the affected areas of Niger Delta communities and regions which the original contractor has been paid, leaving this amount $25.5 M being an over invoiced sum, as originally agreed with the foreign principal contractor creating a position for a sub-contractor in order to claim over-invoiced sum ($25.5M) at ease, and there will be no records or trace of any illegality. And this $25.5 M will be processed in your name, and go through all normal contact payment processing and
procedures seeking approv

If you are interested and willing to corporate with us in this transaction, you will be compensated with 25% at the end of this transaction upon receiving the funds into your bank account. 5% have been budgeted out of the total sum for both local and international expenses to be incurred during the transaction of this total fund from where reimbursement will be shared to amount spent immediately this $25.5 Million is credited into your bank account while the remaining 70% will be invested into profitable investment in your country. Indicate your interest and capability of handling this transaction, as you forward your personal/company's information: Your full name and address, Home/Office and direct Cell Phone Numbers and email, nationality, profile/occupation and your age, your bank account with all relevant information. This will enable us to process the payment approval to move the funds to you within 14 working bank days upon receipt of the requested information and payment appro
vals from relevant govern

Waiting for your prompt reply.

Yours faithfully,

Mark Edward

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